I bought this beautiful French sampler on Ebay some years back. It had to have it reframed as the original frame was damaged, and I had asked the seller to send it to me unframed.
It is done on fine weave, with silk threads. I believe it was the work of a young lady, as I see no obvious mistakes. It features a poem of endearment to her parents.
I might be wrong, but the date is written - 2 7bre 1844. I believe it is 2 september 1844.
Sampler from 1844 |
Cher papa et chere maman
Ce n'est point en offrant des fleurs
Que je veux peindre ma tendresse ;
De leurs parfums, de leurs couleurs
En peu d'instants le charme cesse.
la rose nait en un moment
En un moment elle est fletris ;
mais ce que pour vous mon coeur sent
Ne finira qu'avec ma vie.
Outre Furens ce 2 7bre 1844 Fait par Marie Angenieux
In English it would translate as :
Dear papa and mother
It is not in offering flowers
That I want to paint my tendernessOf their perfums, and their colours
In a short instant the charm is done
The rose is born in a moment
And in a moment she is withered
But what my heart feels for youWill only end with my life.
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